Ghazal

By the time she was 13, Akhtar's father had abandoned her, her twin sister had died of poisoning and she had suffered sexual abuse that resulted in pregnancy.

On his 76th birth anniversary, we remember the singer who gave ghazals a new identity with his soulful yet simple renditions.

Asha tai, a 78-year-old poetess from Nagpur, runs an amazing literary organization in the city and is encouraging upcoming poets express themselves.